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Kiswahili

Kiswahili, or Swahili, is the language of over 50 million people in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, as well as in parts of Somalia, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Comoro Islands. Kiswahili is the lingua franca of many of these countries and is the official national language of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Kiswahili is also used as one of the working languages of the African Union.

Current courses: Kiswahili (click on the Fall links for example syllabi)

Instructors: Abdulwahid Mazrui (ammazrui@indiana.edu), Nasra Ally Ahmed (ahmedn@indiana.edu), and Alwiya Omar (aomar@indiana.edu)

Minor Requirements: Kiswahili Track

5 language courses:

• Elementary level (S101; S102)
• Intermediate level (S201; S202)
• Advanced level (S301)

1 linguistics course:

• Introduction to African Linguistics (L480), or
• Languages in Africa (L481)

Advanced Kiswahili students with instructor, IUB, November 2006